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Fentanyl Patch Drug Manufacturers Hammered Again by Wrongful Death Verdict

In what appears to be at least the third plaintiff’s victory in a personal injury/wrongful death suit over Fentanyl patches (also called Duragesic patches), a jury ordered $13.3 million to the family of a Florida woman who died when a faulty pain patch leaked and flooded her bloodstream with Fentanyl medication, killing her. The verdict was returned in the state circuit court in Seminole County, Florida.

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